Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 1 1 1 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 2 2 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 3 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 7 7 Merlin 2 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 14 31 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Liz Kent, Noel Herdman Visitors: Big thanks to Noel for helping out observing all day. It was good to see Jim and Len today together with about 50 visitors to the Tower, many who showed an interest in the Hawk Watch and the comings and goings on the Marsh. The local Ospreys did a good job demonstrating their fishing skills! Weather: Another glorious day, with great visibility, but the temperature steadily rose to over 30c by the end of the watch. The wind unfortunately remained from the south west and cloud cover increased throughout the day. Raptor Observations: With the wind from the south, no Broad-winged Hawks were seen today. American Kestrels lead the pack with 5 closely followed by 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks. 2 Merlins shot by and the remainder; Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk were singles. Non-raptor Observations: A very similar list as yesterday with a Black-crowned Night Heron as a welcome addition. Warblers continue to disappoint with only an American Redstart seen today. Cedar Waxwings (186) continue in good numbers. It was good to see a flock of 15 Blue-winged Teal land in the Marsh. Mallards and Wood duck continue as the main duck species. The list can be seen at https://ebird.org/checklist/S148808673 Predictions: With the wind remaining from the south we don't expect a big increase in numbers. Hopefully we may see more American Kestrels and Sharp-shinned Hawks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
